March 17, 1917 



HORTICULTUEE 



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You Will Get the Easter Orders 



IF YOU HAVE THE GOODS THE CUSTOMERS WANT 



If Not — Your Competitor Will Get the Business 



THE GOODS WE OFFER YOU WILL PLEASE THEM FOR THEY ARE THE BEST IN THE WORLD 



We have splendid novelties and all the standard goods in endless variety, Home Man- 

 ufacture and Imported. Stock up now and have the goods to show customers. Send 

 for catalogue and prices and see how much you can do with a little money when 

 you go straight to headquarters — The Florists' Supply House of America. 



H. BAYERSDORFER & CO. 



Manufacturers and 

 Importers 



1129 Arch Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Write for 

 Catalogue 



greenhouses of Bassett & Washburn 

 were visited and the boys were shown 

 about by the genial Mr. Benson. In 

 addition to the well grown stock, the 

 well designed packing houses and 

 boiler plant were points of especial in- 

 terest. 



On Saturday morning the first stop 

 was made at the Robey street estab- 

 lishment of Peter Reinberg. The party 

 was shown about the place by Mr. 

 Reisling, who called to the attention of 

 the members the methods of propagat- 

 ing and growing used at this place. 

 The next stop was made at the notable 

 establishment of the Poehlmann rsros. 

 at Morton Grove. Here the party had 

 the pleasure of going through the 

 plant, cutflower and orcliid depart- 

 ments with the hospitable August 

 Poehlmann. After luncheon, the party 

 proceeded to Plant B, where they were 

 shown about by Adolph Poehlmann. 

 Of especial interest here were the 

 large vats where the fertilizer was 

 prepared for this immense rose estab- 

 lishment. Late in the afternoon the 

 party arrived at Frank Oechslin's, 

 where was seen a large assortment of 

 excellently grown decorative plants. 

 Mr. Oechslin explained many interest- 

 ing points concerning the culture of 

 these plants. 



The opportunity of visiting this 

 large number of places was made pos- 

 sible through the courtesy of Messrs. 

 Adc-lph Poelilmann, y^ugust Poehlmann, 

 Herman Bruns and the Foley Green- 

 house Manufacturing Company, who 

 placed their automobiles at the dis- 

 posal of the visitors. 



DURING RECESS. 



PUBLICATION RECEIVED. 



The Page Company, Boston, has al- 

 ready started with the season's crop 

 of vacation books for young people. 

 "Blue Bonnet Debutante is iust off the 

 press. Lela Horn Richards is the 

 author and the story is a worthy addi- 

 tion to the popular Blue Bonnet Series. 

 It is a wholesome romance and will 

 find eager readers among the girls of 

 high school and college age. 300 pages 

 and 7 full page plates by Elizabeth 

 Withington. Price, $1.50. 



Gardeners' and Florists' Club of Balti- 

 more. 



The Gardeners' and Florists' Club 

 of Baltimore held its 30th anniversary 

 banquet Monday night, March 12, at 

 the Rennert Hotel. Urging the florists 

 to develop the bulb industry, which 

 has been somewhat demoralized by the 

 European war, Prof. T. B. Symons, of 

 the faculty of the Maryland State Col- 

 lege of Agriculture and secretary of 

 the Maryland Horticultural Society, 

 was the principal speaker. 



Tlie tables w^e adorned with car- 

 nations, smilax and ferns. J. H. 

 Moss was toastmaster and he intro- 

 duced as speakers, besides Professor 

 Symons. R. L. Graham, Richard Vin- 

 cent, Jr., the "grand old man" of the 

 florist business in this state, and 

 others. 



Before the banquet there was a' busi- 

 ness meeting at which the following 

 officers were elected for the ensuing 

 year: President, F. C. Bauer; vice- 

 president, John A. Nuth; secretary. 



N. F. Flitton; financial secretary, 

 George Talbott; treasurer, Fred G, 

 Burger, and librarian, C. M. Wagner. 

 The four last named were re-elected to 

 the offices. 



The following were present: N. F. 

 Flitton. William Lehr Erdman, C. M. 

 Wagner, John Simon, Jr., Charles B. 

 Penn, J. F. Meyer, Fred G. Burger, 

 Christopher Gernhardt, R. L. Graham, 

 G. P. Hambruck, J. A. Nuth, J. A. Rit- 

 ter, A. A. Niessen, A. Spath, T. B. 

 Symons, Claymore Seick, Andrew An- 

 derson, G. W. Stisser, F. C. Bauer, A. 

 G. Fiedler, Charles Patterson, William 

 Ekas, Richard Vincent, R. A. Vincent. 

 William and Irwin Bauer, Arthur 

 Lewis. Frank Malach, Reuben Harri- 

 son, Edward Sissbn, H. J. Quick, Mack 

 Richmond, J. J. Perry, James Hamil- 

 ton, W. E. McKissick, Harry Wagner, 

 Thomas Stevenson. W. J. Johnston, 

 Edward Kress, Herbert Wagner, J. H. 

 Moss and George Morrison. 



Newark, N. J. — Fire in the florist 

 store of Carl Voight on March 5, 

 caused a damage of $700. Overheated 

 furnace. 



WHAT'S NEW 



? 



WE HAVE IT 



Our new twenty page ILLUS- 

 TRATED CATALOGUE. Chucked 

 full of new things for the Retail 

 Florist. 



This catalogue will be ready for 

 mailing March 17th and we would 

 like that every Retail Florist in 

 the United States should have a 

 copy. 



This catalogue contains many 

 novelties which are valuable for 

 your Easter Business. A postal 

 will bring it to you. Send for 

 it today. 



PITTSBURGH CUT FLOWER COMPANY 



(Address) FLORISTS' SUPPLY DEPT. 



116-118 Seventh St., PITTSBURGH, PA. 



